"He was just a guy. Something happened, he snapped," said
Paddock's brother, Eric.

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Eric, who lived in Orlando, Florida, said "we know absolutely
nothing," about Paddock's motivations or situation prior to the
shooting.

"We are dumbfounded. ... Our condolences go to the victims and
all their families," he said.

Eric said that he lives down the street from his mother. Eric
said he didn't have a close relationship with his brother, but
spoke with him from time to time. He said there was "no rhyme or
reason" he could find in the tragic shooting.

Paddock opened fire around 10 p.m. local time from the window of
the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
Vegas, which was across the street from the Route 91 Harvest
festival where about 22,000 people were enjoying country music.

With sustained bursts of automatic rifle fire, Paddock killed at
least 59 people and injured 527 in the worst mass shooting in
recorded US history. Paddock had several rifles in his room when
police entered.